Here is a reminder of what's happening at Reel Pizza this week.
We have a busy weekend of fundraising for two deserving groups.
On Saturday afternoon March 9, we will host a benefit matinee for the Maine Association of Certified Professional Midwives with a screening of BIRTHSTORY: Ina May Gaskin and the Farm Midwives. This group is raising money to pay for the introduction of a bill to create licensing for their profession so that birthing center and homebirth can become a viable option for more families (both our kids were born at home). The film is a historical documentary about this unique sisterhood gains strength from its use of home movies made by the women involved. $10 admission. The silent auction opens at 12:30 and the movie screening starts at 2pm.
On Sunday Mar 10 the Conners Emerson 8th graders are fundraising to take their class on a graduation trip and provide the after-commencement celebration. They will have a Bingo/movie/Silent Auction afternoon starting at 1:30. They have secured a fabulous and extensive collection of donations by local businesses so you might want to stop in for an Easter gift or getting a head start on next Christmas at a bargain. The movie is the third in a series featuring a trio of Pliocene-Quaternary glacial age friends (PG) at 2pm; $5 for the film. The last time we had Bingo for a fundraiser, it was lots of fun and there will be prizes! You can also buy a raffle ticket for a new IPad; the drawing will be at 3:30 at the close of the silent auction. This link will take you to their list of items. https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B7SYTiZGKG8tSXhpajE3bmV0SE0/edit?usp=sharing&pli=1
And we are screening three different and all excellent films; the Oscar-winning film for original screenplay; a new documentary from always interesting director Werner Herzog; and a film from a new director, an offbeat take on a serious subject. We look forward to seeing you.
-Lisa
Fri Mar 8 - Thurs Mar 14 DJANGO UNCHAINED (R) 165min 5:00 and 8:30
Fri Mar 8 - Mon Mar 11 SMASHED (R) 85min 5:30 and 7:45
Tues Mar 12 - Thurs Mar 14 HAPPY PEOPLE (NR) 94min 5:30 and 7:45
Quentin Tarantino directs….you need more info? This time he has created a sprawling revenge thriller Western, set in the South just before the Civil War. Oscar winner Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds) returns to play a bounty hunter/dentist who buys a certain slave Django (Jamie Foxx) who can help him identify three wanted men. In exchange he gives the black man his freedom. But Django won’t be free until he is reunited with his wife (Kerry Washington) who has been sold to a notorious plantation owner (Leonardo DiCaprio) whose house slave (Samuel L. Jackson) might be more vicious than he. It is violent, offensive, and completely over the top, and also funny and serious and totally entertaining.
Fri Mar 8 - Mon Mar 11
SMASHED (R) 85min 5:30 and 7:45
In this spirited, unsentimental and interesting dramady, Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Scott Pilgrim vs the World) stars as a young woman, an elementary school teacher, with a drinking problem. Happily married to a trust fund-supported husband she enjoys their nights out drinking, but he can afford to spend his days hungover. When her job is put in jeopardy, she makes a choice to try sobriety, and finds an understanding sponsor (Octavia Spencer, The Help). But as her husband isn’t willing to take this journey with her, being sober isn’t nearly as easy as she would like and it calls into question her relationships with her family. Young director and co-writer James Ponsoldt uses humor to temper this serious but not depressing, sharply written and interesting story.
Tues Mar 12 - Thurs Mar 14
HAPPY PEOPLE: A Year in the Taiga (NR) 94min [partly in Russian with subtitles] 5:30 and 7:45
Distinguished filmmaker Werner Herzog (Grizzly Man, Cave of Forgotten Dreams) takes yet another unforgettable journey into a remote and extreme natural landscape. This visually stunning documentary explores the indigenous people living in the heart of the Taiga in Western Siberia, whose daily routines have barely changed over the last centuries. Over four seasons, the film follows a trapper, telling the story of a culture virtually untouched by modernity. The director used footage from co-director Dmitry Vasyukov’s 4 hour Russian TV documentary, creating an insightful and exquisite look at the cultural traditions of a remote, indigenous people.
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